MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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